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Chinese
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taste
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's; him/her/it; this
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plain; element
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simp. and trad. (味之素)
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味
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之
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素
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Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 味の素 (Ajinomoto).
Pronunciation
Noun
味之素
- (dated or Taishanese, Gan, Wu) monosodium glutamate; MSG
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
味精 (“monosodium glutamate”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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味精, 味素, 穀氨酸鈉 Mainland, 麩胺酸鈉 Taiwan
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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味精
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Harbin
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味之素 dated
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Singapore
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味精
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Wuhan
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味之素
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Guiyang
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味精
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Guilin
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味精
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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味之素 dated
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Mandarin
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Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle)
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味之素
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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味精, 味粉
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Hong Kong
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味精, 師傅 slang
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Taishan
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味之素
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Gan
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Nanchang
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味之素
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Pingxiang
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味精
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Hakka
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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味素
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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味素
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Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)
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味素
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Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)
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味素
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Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)
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味素
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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甜粉
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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味精
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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味四素, 味精
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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味素
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Matsu
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味素
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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味素粉
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Quanzhou
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味素粉
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Zhangzhou
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味素, 味素粉
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Pinghe
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味素粉
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Zhangpu
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味素粉
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Taipei
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味素
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Taipei (Wanhua)
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味素
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New Taipei (Tamsui)
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味素
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New Taipei (Sanxia)
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味素
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New Taipei (Pingxi)
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味素
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Kaohsiung
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味素
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Kaohsiung (Cijin)
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味素
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Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
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味素
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Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
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味素
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Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
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味素
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Yilan
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味素
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Yilan (Toucheng)
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味素
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Changhua (Lukang)
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味素
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Taichung
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味素
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Taichung (Wuqi)
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味素
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Tainan
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味素, 味素粉
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Tainan (Anping)
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味素
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Taitung
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味素
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Hsinchu
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味素
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Kinmen
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味素粉
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Penghu (Magong)
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味素
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Penghu (Xiyu)
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味素
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Penang (Hokkien)
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味素粉
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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味精
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Manila (Hokkien)
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味精
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Jieyang
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味素
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Wenchang
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味精
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Singapore (Hainanese)
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味精
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Wu
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Shanghai
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味之素, 味精
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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味之素
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Suzhou
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味之素
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Hangzhou
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味精
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Ningbo
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味之素
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Wenzhou
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味之素 dated
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Xiang
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Changsha
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味子素
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